Annie Hughes

Hughes attended Adams State University and ran track there for a year. She ran her first ultra while in university. In 2019 she won the Jemez 50 Mile, placing 6th overall,^[4] and soon became active in her local ultrarunning community. She has been mentored by runners Olga King and Courtney Dauwalter.^[5][1]

In 2020 she ran the fastest known time on the 167-mile Collegiate Loop in Colorado. The next year she became the youngest woman to win her hometown Leadville 100. She went on to win the Moab 240 with the second-fastest time in its history. In 2022, she won the Cocodona 250.^[5]